Accattone
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Italy · 1961
1h 57m
Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Silvana Corsini, Paola Guidi
Genre Drama
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Vittorio, pimp with no other means to provide for himself, finds his life spiraling out of control when his sex worker is sent to prison. Distraught and left with no financial prospects to speak of, the pimp attempts to make amends with a former lover, trying his hardest to avoid a life of "honest" labor.
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